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Perdido Street School: State, City Data Prove Charter Schools Serve Fewer High Needs Students

Perdido Street School: State, City Data Prove Charter Schools Serve Fewer High Needs Students: State, City Data Prove Charter Schools Serve Fewer High Needs StudentsBen Chapman in the NY Daily News:Charter schools score higher than city-operated schools by many measures — but they serve a less challenging population, with fewer needy students, the latest state numbers show.Publicly funded, private

by mike simpson / 30min 

The Rise and Fall of Kevin Johnson

The Rise and Fall of Kevin Johnson: The Rise And Fall Of Kevin Johnson By George E. CurryNNPA Editor-in-ChiefNEWS ANALYSISWASHINGTON (NNPA) – Kevin Johnson, the former All-Star point guard for the Phoenix Suns, was in a zone. A year ago, the California native was re-elected to a second term as mayor of Sacramento, his hometown. In 2014, he is scheduled to assume the presidency of the U.S. Confere

by mike simpson / 1h 

School reform begs for economic diversity - City & Region - The Buffalo News

School reform begs for economic diversity - City & Region - The Buffalo News: School reform begs for economic diversityBy Donn Esmonde | News Senior Metro Columnist | Google+on July 27, 2013 - 4:59 PMinShareI wish John King and his cohorts would just come clean.State Education officials are smart people. They know that, no matter what programs they force-feed to Buffalo schools stuffed with po

by mike simpson / 1h 

Opinion: N.J. education chief 'is driving a stake through the heart of public education by his maniacal insistence on perpetual testing' | NJ.com

Opinion: N.J. education chief 'is driving a stake through the heart of public education by his maniacal insistence on perpetual testing' | NJ.com: http://unitedoptout.com/Opinion: N.J. education chief 'is driving a stake through the heart of public education by his maniacal insistence on perpetual testing'By Frank BreslinWelcome to New Jersey, Land of Standardized Testing and Education’s Brave New

by mike simpson / 1h 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-28-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Children or Lab Mice?A teacher in Broward County writes: “I am tired of hearing about data. We teach CHILDREN, every time I hear about the data, I feel like they think we are training lab mice,”by dianerav / 19minHow “Reformers” Are Lowering Standards for EducatorsA reader sent the following commentary on reformers’ efforts to lowe

by mike simpson / 1h 

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics

Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: The Power of Truth: A CT Post Editorial observes …“Board ignoring responsibilities”OUTLAW?Bridgeport’s faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, and Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. are two of the leading characters in the charade that ha

by mike simpson / 1h 

Early high school graduation programs gain traction | toteachornototeach

Early high school graduation programs gain traction | toteachornototeach: Early high school graduation programs gain tractionby Kimberly RaileyEarly graduation as an optionAlmost half of the states allow students to complete high school in fewer than four years. States without policies may allow local school districts to graduate students early.Lindsay Kast had a different experience in high schoo

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Critics question billion-dollar tutoring program - Education - The Sacramento Bee

Critics question billion-dollar tutoring program - Education - The Sacramento Bee: Critics question billion-dollar tutoring programBy Melody Gutierrezmgutierrez@sacbee.comPublished: Sunday, Jul. 28, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 1ACommunity college student Ernesto Fajardo was looking for a seasonal job two years ago when a friend told him about an opening at a federally subsidized tutoring company.After

by mike simpson / 1h 

Debate looms over how to spend money for high-needs students - LA Daily News

Debate looms over how to spend money for high-needs students - LA Daily News: Debate looms over how to spend money for high-needs studentsBy Barbara Jonesbarbara.jones@dailynews.com@LADNschools on TwitterPosted:   07/27/2013 11:33:35 PM PDTUpdated:   07/27/2013 11:43:43 PM PDT CALIFORNIA EDUCATION SPENDING: 49th in the nation: Main story | Los Angeles | Long Beach | South BayAs school districts st

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Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

Education programs funding - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress:  Bill Introduced: H.R.2706 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation ActTo establish a comprehensive literacy program, and for other purposes.17min Bill Introduced: S.1306 No Child Left Inside Act of 2013A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to improve environmental literacy to better prepare

by mike simpson / 13h 

California national rank on per-pupil spending abysmal, but tide is poised to change - LA Daily News

California national rank on per-pupil spending abysmal, but tide is poised to change - LA Daily News: California national rank on per-pupil spending abysmal, but tide is poised to changeBy Rob Kuznia, Staff Writerrob.kuznia@dailybreeze.com l @robkuznia on TwitterPosted:   07/27/2013 10:59:52 AM PDTUpdated:   07/27/2013 03:48:13 PM PDT Teacher Mark Duvall's Torrance High classrom is packed with 43

by mike simpson / 14h 

Perdido Street School: Why Gates, Buffett and So Many Other "Philanthropic Givers" Are Part Of The Problem

Perdido Street School: Why Gates, Buffett and So Many Other "Philanthropic Givers" Are Part Of The Problem: Why Gates, Buffett and So Many Other "Philanthropic Givers" Are Part Of The ProblemFrom Peter Buffett, son of Warren Buffett:The Charitable-Industrial ComplexBy PETER BUFFETTI HAD spent much of my life writing music for commercials, film and television and knew little about the world of phil

by mike simpson / 15h 

Nite Cap 7-27-13 #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYDiane in the Evening 7-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Are Teachers to Blame for Achievement Gap Between Black and White Students?Joy Resmovits,

by mike simpson / 15h 

Diane in the Evening 7-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Are Teachers to Blame for Achievement Gap Between Black and White Students?Joy Resmovits, the education reporter for Huffington Post,  is usually a sharp and thoughtful reporter, but she had a bad day today. Today she posted an article blaming “bad” teachers for the achievement gap between black and white students. Along the way, s

by mike simpson / 17h 

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: California Taxes the rich to pay for schools

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: California Taxes the rich to pay for schools: California Taxes the rich to pay for schoolsby Fred Glass The Yes on 30 campaign won higher taxes for rich Californians, winning 55 percent to 45 percent. Even though polling showed that people were willing to vote for higher taxes on the rich, the governor kept talking about "shared sacrifice." Photo: Steve Rhodes.“The

by mike simpson / 18h 

7-27-13 Saturday Special Corporate Reform Girls News Breakout

TODAYMoral Monday Protest Walk – Take A Stand With Us!NCAE – North Carolina Association of Educators | Moral Monday Protest Walk – Take A Stand With Us!: Moral Monday Protest Walk – Take A Stand With Us!Let’s Walk Together for Public Education!NCAE invites you, your family and friends to walk a mile for your child & public education. Now is the time to Take the Lead, and Meet the Challenge Tog

by mike simpson / 21h 

Moral Monday Protest Walk – Take A Stand With Us!

NCAE – North Carolina Association of Educators | Moral Monday Protest Walk – Take A Stand With Us!: Moral Monday Protest Walk – Take A Stand With Us!Let’s Walk Together for Public Education!NCAE invites you, your family and friends to walk a mile for your child & public education. Now is the time to Take the Lead, and Meet the Challenge Together!Participants should meet at the NCAE Center, 700

by mike simpson / 21h 

Nationwide Poll: Parents Overwhelmingly Choose Strong Neighborhood Public Schools over Charters, Choice, Vouchers

AFT - A Union of Professionals - Nationwide Poll: Parents Overwhelmingly Choose Strong Neighborhood Public Schools over Charters, Choice, Vouchers: Nationwide Poll: Parents Overwhelmingly Choose Strong Neighborhood Public Schools over Charters, Choice, Vouchers"When teachers and parents join together, we can be an unstoppable force to fulfill the promise of education as a pathway to opportunity fo

by mike simpson / 21h 

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Peter Buffett has no taste for the 'Charitable/Industrial Complex'

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Peter Buffett has no taste for the 'Charitable/Industrial Complex': Peter Buffett has no taste for the 'Charitable/Industrial Complex'Warren Buffett's kid Peter, gets a seat at the power-philanthropy table. But he doesn't like what's being served up. He calls it, "Philanthropic Colonialism".As more lives and communities are destroyed by the system that creates v

by mike simpson / 22h 

ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CORPORATE WORLD IMPOSES THEIR WILL ON TEACHERS ? | Teachers Fight Back

ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CORPORATE WORLD IMPOSES THEIR WILL ON TEACHERS ? | Teachers Fight Back: ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CORPORATE WORLD IMPOSES THEIR WILL ON TEACHERS ?leave a comment »I just heard an amazing business statistic.  Average revenues for corporations are down for the past two years, while corporate profits and stocks are at all time highs.  How in the world is that p

by mike simpson / 22h 

State news roundup for July 27, 2013

State news roundup for July 27, 2013 « Education Votes: State news roundup for July 27, 2013Posted July 27, 2013    0 commentsTAGS: arne duncan, Buena Vista Education Association, pre-k, STEM, videoColorado – Secretary Duncan on “Preschool for All” at Denver townhallU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke at a Denver townhall meeting, July 19, about a proposal to provide every four-year-old chi

by mike simpson / 22h 

Among city leaders, little movement on calls for school aid increase | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Among city leaders, little movement on calls for school aid increase | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Among city leaders, little movement on calls for school aid increaseby thenotebook on Jul 27 2013 Posted in Latest news="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (0)PRINT by Patrick KerkstraWe’ve done our part. And then some. N

by mike simpson / 22h 

This Week's NPE News Briefs 7-27-13 ← from The Network for Public Education

NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education:  Why your tax money keeps going down the TIF portal hole | Ben Joravsky on Politics | Chicago ReaderMayor Emanuel would rather fire 1,000 teachers than give up his biggest slush fund. By Ben Joravsky @joravben ANDREW A. NELLES (EMANUEL), STACIE SCOTT (LEWIS)/SUN-TIMES MEDIA I was all set to give a little love to Mayor Rahm Emanuel for finall

by mike simpson / 22h 

Educator Fear & Discomfort | My Island View

Educator Fear & Discomfort | My Island View: Educator Fear & DiscomfortJuly 27, 2013 by tomwhitbyI attended a wonderful conference this week in the Greater Clark County School District in Indiana, which is just on the other side of the Ohio River from Louisville Kentucky. They have committed to a huge undertaking of providing a Chromebook to every teacher and every student. Needless to say

by mike simpson / 23h 

Dream Deferred: Are We Leaving Black Students Behind?

Dream Deferred: Are We Leaving Black Students Behind?: Dream Deferred: Are We Leaving Black Students Behind?This article is part of a Huffington Post series examining the state of Black America. To read more, click here.NEW YORK -- When Dwight Davis, a black educator from Washington, D.C., thinks about his good teachers, he spouts their names in rapid succession. But when he reflects on the bad on

by mike simpson / 23h 

2nd Banana 7-27-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u

BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTOctober’s Best Posts From This Blog | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 8 hours agoOctober’s Best Posts From This Blog | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: October’s Best Posts From This Blog by Larry Ferlazzo I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “T

by mike simpson / 23h 

Common Core State Standards: Are They Doomed?

Common Core State Standards: Are They Doomed?: The Unraveling of the Common CoreMore and more states are becoming frustrated with the cost and mandates of the new Common Core State Standards.Georgia is the latest state to say no thanks to the Common Core standardized tests.This week, it was announced that Common Core tests would cost the state $29.50 per student for math and reading. Georgia educa

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Morning Wink 7-27-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2

BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Marco Rubio Opposes Common Core, Breaks with Jeb BushThe biggest fight over the Common Core is within conservative ranks. On one side, supporting Common Core, is Jeb Bush, Joel Klein, Miche

by mike simpson / 1d 

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-27-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Marco Rubio Opposes Common Core, Breaks with Jeb BushThe biggest fight over the Common Core is within conservative ranks. On one side, supporting Common Core, is Jeb Bush, Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, and big business (last February, 72 major corporations put out a full-page ad supporting the Common Core as necessary for the future o

by mike simpson / 1d 

7-27-13 Perdido Street School

Perdido Street School: Bloomberg: We're Lucky The CityTime Crooks Ripped Us Off!Yeah, he said it:New York City is lucky it got ripped off hundreds of millions of dollars in the CityTime scandal, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this morning. Mr. Bloomberg’s argument was that because the fraudsters agreed to pay the city back $500 million after being hounded by federal prosecutors and the city’s Depart

by mike simpson / 1d 

To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training | toteachornototeach

To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training | toteachornototeach: To Improve Teaching, Get Serious About Training by Stephen ChigerAlthough we are halfway through most teachers’ summer breaks, July is smack in the middle of a busy season for administrators designing the professional development curricula they will kick off this fall.At least it should be.The reality — as the Center for America

by mike simpson / 1d 

Viewpoints: Ben Chavis, and his wife made more than $3.8 million from the schools? - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee

Viewpoints: Education board can save these great schools - Viewpoints - The Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints: Education board can save these great schoolsBy Ben BoychukSpecial to The BeePublished: Saturday, Jul. 27, 2013 - 12:00 am | Page 11AOne of the best elementary schools in California isn't in San Francisco or Beverly Hills. It happens to be located at 171 12th Street in Oakland, of all places, nex

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Missouri Education Watchdog: Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common Core

Missouri Education Watchdog: Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common Core: Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common CoreEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookDo you need some encouragement to address your school board about Common Core?  The following statement Monique Thomas provided to the Clay County (FL) Board of Education might give you the courage/information you

by mike simpson / 1d 

7-27-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online: I Won't Post Video of Amateur Actor/Teacher's Mock Chippendale Routine in Review: Campbell Brown Might See ItSometimes people take off their shirts, and I don't personally see anything awfully wrong with that. It's certainly not grounds for dismissal... NYC Educator. Paranoia will destroya.Guilty!I taped the wonderful Rockaway Theatre Company's review, "Rockaway Cafe: The Comeback

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 7-27--13

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FITTrouble in School ®eformland?: EDITOR ALEXANDER RUSSO EXITS L.A. SCHOOL REPORT OVER DIFFERENCES WITH PUBLISHER JAMIE ALTER LYNTONposted online by LA Times reporter Howard Blume | http://t.co/NEyxinZXdG From: Alexander Russo Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 9:06 AM Subject: Goodbye & good luck to LA School Report

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 7-27-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYParent Trigger UpdatesHere are some new articles giving updates on the parent trigger: With ‘Parent Trigger’ laws on the ropes, three overhauled schools reopen in Los Angeles is from The Hechinger Report. First public school seized by parents set to open is from Politico.by Larry Ferlazzo /

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This Week's Education Research Report 7-27-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

Education Research ReportTHIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTGesturing children perform well on cognitive tasksIn the first study of its kind, SF State researchers have shown that younger children who use gestures outperform their peers in a problem-solving task.The task itself is relatively simple -- sorting cards printed with colored shapes first by color, and then by shape. But the switch from

by mike simpson / 1d 

All Week 7-27-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: YESTERDAYAttended the @educationgadfly event on #optorcop yesterday. Nice people, here’s my rantHere’s a link to video of the event at the Fordham Institute on a debate about opting out of test-based accountability in education reform. I’ll have to watch the video to see if my question/comment was recorded. I’m still kicking myself because I feel like I botch

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONG Diane Ravitch's blog 7-27-13 #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2

Diane Ravitch's blogLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH ALL WEEK LONGDIANE RAVITCH'S BLOGTODAYWhat About Those Lazy Teachers?A reader wrote to complain that many teachers have an easy job, don’t work hard, and are paid too much for the little they do. This teacher responds: “I am one of those assistants in that classroom, a special education classroom. I would like to see you do it. I want you to change a tee

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